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[Rama sees signs of war -- asks Sita and Lakshmana to stay in the cave and proceeds to meet Khara.]

आश्रमं प्रति याते तु खरे खरपराक्रमे।

तानेवौत्पातिकान्रामस्सह भ्रात्रा ददर्श ह।।3.24.1।।

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खरपराक्रमे endowed with malicious might, खरे when Khara, आश्रमं प्रति towards the hermitage, याते marched, रामः Rama, भ्रात्रा सह with his brother, औत्पातिकान् phenomena boding calamity, तानेव ददर्श ह he also saw.

When Khara endowed with malicious might was marching towards the hermitage, Rama and his brother saw the same omens of impending calamity the demon had seen.